People Want ‘The Colbert Report’ Canceled Over Asian Joke — Twitter users aimed to get the hashtag #CancelColbert trending on Thursday night after the official Twitter account for “The Colbert Report” posted a joke about Asian stereotypes out of context. — The now-deleted tweet read …

‘Colbert Report’ tweet stirs up anger — A satirical tweet aimed at Asians, now deleted, leaves many people angered and confused. — UPDATE: On Twitter early Friday, Stephen Colbert writes that the offending tweet sent from his Comedy Central show's verified Twitter account was not written by him.

Teen to government: Change your typeface, save millions — (CNN) — An e. You can write it with one fluid swoop of a pen or one tap of the keyboard. The most commonly used letter in the English dictionary. Simple, right? — Now imagine it printed out millions of times on thousands of forms and documents.

Obama's Anemic Speech in Europe — LONDON — Having pivoted to Asia and done the de rigueur minimum over several years to keep the trans-Atlantic alliance off life-support, Barack Obama awakened with a jolt to Europe this week and, on his first visit to Brussels as president, spoke of …

A Whitewash for Gov. Christie — Lawyers hired by Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey at public expense issued their findings Thursday on the traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge in September, apparently engineered as a bizarre form of political revenge.

Mary Burke Says She Can't Self-Fund Campaign — Democratic Candidate For Governor Says She'll Rely Heavily On Traditional Fundraising — Democrat Mary Burke says she won't be able to self-fund her campaign for governor, saying she does not have that kind of wealth.

Deadline Near, Health Signups Show Disparity — WASHINGTON — The online insurance marketplace in Oregon is such a technological mess that residents have been signing up for health coverage by hand. In Texas, political opposition to President Obama's health law is so strong that some residents believe …

POLL: OBAMA HEALTH LAW FAILS TO GAIN SUPPORT — You are here — Home » AP Party » Poll: Obama health law fails to gain support — WASHINGTON (AP) — Public support for President Barack Obama's health care law is languishing at its lowest level since passage …

Democrats seize on equal pay as a midterm issue — Washington (CNN) — On March 9, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, the state's Republican candidate for governor, appeared on a Dallas television station and was asked a straightforward question. — Would he veto, as Gov. Rick Perry did last year …

Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam War POW and U.S. senator, dies — By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeremiah Denton, a former U.S. senator who was held as a prisoner of war by North Vietnam for seven years and revealed his treatment by blinking the word “torture” in Morse code in a TV interview …

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